Due to the stakes and complexity, most of the disputes Scott has mediated have involved significant pre-mediation preparation, multiple in-person or remote mediation sessions, and substantial follow-up or inter-session calls and meetings. Scott doesn’t have and doesn’t want a volume practice. He handles a lower number of complex matters that frequently require substantial longer-term attention.
Scott’s is a bespoke approach. He’ll always ask the parties to provide input on the best way to get him prepared and to propose the best process for preparation, mediation, and any follow-up. He won’t send a form letter filled with pre-determined arbitrary deadlines unless that’s what the parties want. From the initial intake until the term sheet is signed, the settlement is finalized, and the case is dismissed, you will always get Scott when you call, email, or text — not even an assistant, let alone a service or AI response.
Scott is available to mediate in person or remotely. Scott is available locally (e.g., Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma) and nationally, which means he’s willing and able to travel.
Scott has substantial national and international practice experience with high-stakes business insurance disputes, which makes him a great candidate to mediate any sort of business insurance dispute, regardless of the type of policy, including:
Over the years, he has litigated on behalf of and against business policyholders and insurers alike. He has been involved with and settled matters with domestic and international insurers, including substantial matters with London market insurers.
Scott’s other primary practice experience over the years has been in ERISA fiduciary and benefits litigation. He understands this complex and sometimes arcane legal and regulatory scheme that frequently involves tax issues and the IRS, as well as oversight and enforcement by the EBSA within the Department of Labor, and spans subject matter ranging from the propriety of investments, investment-related fees and the use of trust funds to the calculation of benefits and application of actuarial assumptions, to the payment of medical providers, and provision of life, health and disability benefits.
Whether by virtue of his insurance practice, which often concerns underlying litigation and losses arising in a multitude of contexts, or his general experience as a partner in a full-service AmLaw 200 business law firm, Scott has had substantial exposure to and experience with a wide range of factual context, legal disciplines and practice areas, industries and other subject matter:
Scott has had the fortune to represent clients in numerous industries, including Financial Institutions, Financial Services, Healthcare Technology, Higher Ed, Food and Beverage, Energy, Manufacturing, Education, Construction, Transportation and Agribusiness, among others.
With his broad range of experiences, combined with the fact that he’s a quick study, Scott not only relishes the challenge but is also comfortable mediating cases in new areas in which he’s not exactly an expert.
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